Transport Superday at Finlandia Hall

Welcome to the Transport Superday networking event at Finlandia Hall, organised by the cities of the Helsinki metropolitan area and project partners in the transport and logistics sectors! Transport Superday is intended for professionals in transport, logistics and sustainable urban development. The programme includes remarks from the leadership of the metropolitan area’s cities, keynote speeches, and parallel sessions on promoting mobility services and sustainable logistics in the Helsinki metropolitan area. The event begins with lunch, is held in person and is free of charge. The event language is Finnish. The host is Joanna Kuvaja, known among other things from Huomenta Suomi, Teknav, and Radio Nova’s traffic broadcasts. Reserve your place and register for the event by 2 November at the latest!

Programme (Changes are possible; check the event page for the latest programme.)

11:00 Lunch at Finlandia Hall

12:00 Strength through cooperation among the metropolitan area’s cities
Kai Mykkänen, Mayor of Espoo
Johanna Laisaari, Deputy Mayor for Urban Environment, City of Helsinki
Pekka Timonen, Mayor of Vantaa

12:30 Keynote: Emissions down, the economy up! Growth through leadership in climate action in transport.
Raimo Tengvall, Senior Specialist, Forum Virium Helsinki

13:00 Urban logistics and new mobility services today
Parallel thematic sessions (choose session A or B):

Session A: How can we jointly promote sustainable urban logistics in the Helsinki metropolitan area?
Keynote: Silver bullets for reducing emissions – Janne Lausvaara, transport industry expert, LIMOWA
Recommendations for reducing emissions from urban logistics in Helsinki (MADLESS project) – Salla Jäntti, Acting Traffic Engineer, City of Helsinki
We tried it in practice: electric transport vehicles and charging network – Raimo Tengvall, Forum Virium Helsinki
Nyt Kulkee! Helsinki–Espoo–Vantaa joint project for sustainable urban logistics – Sasu Nuokkola, Project Manager, City of Espoo, and Janne Lausvaara, LIMOWA

Session B: What will tomorrow’s sustainable mobility services look like?
Keynote: The long game of smart mobility pilots – Sami Sahala, Senior Specialist, Forum Virium Helsinki
A unique HSL & Uber pilot – Nilla Möller, Project Manager, Forum Virium Helsinki
New services at transport hubs, SOLMU: ecosystem collaboration and lessons from the project – Jari Honkonen, Project Manager, Business Helsinki; Katja Ojala, Project Manager, City of Espoo; Päivi Vartiainen, Digitalist Group
ITS Finland network collaboration – Marko Forsblom, Executive Director, Intelligent Transport Network – ITS Finland ry
The new TRACER-X, continuation of the SOLMU project – Jussi Knuuttila, Project Manager, Forum Virium Helsinki

14:00 Coffee and networking

14:30 Let’s build the near future of sustainable transport and logistics together!
Parallel thematic sessions (choose session A, B or C):

Session A: Growth in sustainable urban logistics
How can the Helsinki metropolitan area accelerate the shift to clean energy in urban logistics while creating growth opportunities for businesses? The event will bring together the views of logistics and transport buyers, solution providers and experts into a shared roadmap to guide the Kulkee project’s work in the coming months.

Session B: First/last mile transport pilots
What first- and last-mile solutions and development pilots at transport hubs are needed to reduce transport emissions? In spring 2027, TRACER-X will launch an open call for challenges seeking innovative solutions – what should the call take into account at a minimum?

Session C: ITS Finland roundtable: from networks to impact
How can experts from different organisations find one another, share expertise and launch new collaborative initiatives? The discussion will seek concrete ways to strengthen cooperation between cities, businesses and higher education institutions.

15:30 Closing remarks and toasts
16:00 Event ends / afterparty